Check out the first 4 min of this TEDx talk by Sheena Iyengar.I think it is something really important to realize that we are a lot more alike than we often think. This could lead to people seeking to understand each other better before objecting to crazy sounding ideas. I find most of the time people which are arguing actually agree but they don't realize it because they have different ideas in their minds about what the words they are using mean (different definitions).So reach out to those you disagree with and see if you are actually arguing about definitions.